The Cocktail Experiment

As I mentioned previously, my husband and I are trying new (and revisiting old) cocktails.  We call this the Saturday Night Cocktail Experiment.  Turns out we sometimes do it on Friday in case it is really delicious and then we can have it on Saturday too!  When I was battling the flu I skipped it for several weeks.  It all balances out.

The way we usually pick a new recipe is to evaluate what we have behind the bar and plug an ingredient into my Mixology app.  This time, however, I saw a Facebook post by Tipsy Bartender with a recipe that looked refreshing.  I had everything but Strawberry Vodka. So a couple of weeks ago I went out and bought some.  Voila!  The Vanity Cocktail!

The Vanity Cocktail

1 oz. Strawberry Vodka

1 1/2 oz. Peach Schnapps

Splash of Cranberry Juice

Dash of Sweet & Sour

Top with Sprite or 7Up

Garnish with strawberries

That's it!  Very simple and pretty good.  I'd give it a 6 out of 10.

But now I have Strawberry Vodka on hand.  So this past weekend I hit up Mixology and found this:

Creme Rosa

1 oz. Bailey's Irish Cream (I used Saint Brendan's because it is what I had)

1 oz. Strawberry Vodka

1/2 oz. Bacardi Rum

5 dashes Grenadine

Strawberry garnish

Shake all ingredient vigorously, then pour into a cocktail glass.  Garnish with a strawberry.

Also pretty good.  Another 6/10.

But this got me thinking!  Todd had just purchased some lemonade.  I had the strawberry vodka and grenadine sitting right there.  So I threw an ounce of strawberry vodka, a splash of grenadine and 3/4 filled with lemonade, and 1/4 filled with Sprite in a cooler glass over ice.  Pretty tasty if I do say so myself!  I forgot to get a picture, but I'll give this one a 7.5/10.

Let me know if you've got a favorite strawberry vodka cocktail recipe and I'll try it, share it here and give you credit!